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Not Sold (Est: £110,000 - £140,000)
1980 Alfa Romeo Tipo 179 Formula One Monoposto
United Kingdom • 26 Oct 2011
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This 1980 Alfa Romeo Tipo 179 Formula One Monoposto, chassis No. 03, is an ex-Bruno Giacomelli team car with a 520 hp V-12 engine. It retains its original Marlboro livery and has been maintained in running order, making it eligible for vintage racing events. The car is offered on a Bill of Sale only.
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The car is described as being maintained in its original Marlboro livery and recently started to ensure it is in running order. It has been vintage raced and appeared at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, suggesting it is in good, running condition with some cosmetic wear expected for a race car of its age.
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Please note this lot is offered on a Bill of Sale only.
520 hp, 2,991 cc DOHC four-valve V-12 engine, Lucas direct fuel injection, five-speed manual transmission, independent front and rear suspension with lower wishbones, top rockers up front and lower wishbones and parallel top links in the rear, inboard shocks all around, four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes.
Wheelbase: 2,780 mm • Ex-Bruno Giacomelli Formula One team car • Offered for sale from more than a decade of ownership • Maintained in its original Marlboro livery • Highly evocative, wonderful sounding and eligible for numerous events Alfa Romeo left Grand Prix racing in 1951 after winning the first two world championships, but by the late 1970s it was ready to return.
During the 1979 Formula One season, after some persuasion by Carlo Chiti, Alfa Romeo gave Autodelta permission to start developing a Formula One car on their behalf.
The new Alfa Romeo V-12 Grand Prix contender was introduced at Monza with Bruno Giacomelli.
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